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Shen Qi watched Moxuan’s figure getting farther away from her until he disappeared around the corner.

Only then did Shen Qi retract her gaze and lower her head to look at the clothes she was wearing before she looked up again at the calm sea.

Is all of this real?

But why do I feel so surreal?

Sure enough, 20 minutes later, a maid brought her breakfast.

The breakfast was very scrumptious—there was an array of bread, toast, sandwiches and fruits for her to choose from.

The maid was very polite and respectful to Shen Qi, but she was also very curious as she kept eyeing Shen Qi when she delivered the breakfast.

When they left, they began to discuss among themselves.

“Who do you think this woman is? I have never seen Young Master Ye bring a woman back here all this while I’ve been here.”

“She’s the first woman whom he brought back to Seabay Villa, so she definitely is not someone ordinary. We must take good care of her and make sure not to offend her.”

“Nah, I don’t think that would happen. She looks so kind—she should not be the type of person who will make things difficult for us.”

“Well, she sure looks like that, but who knows what the truth is? In short, the next time we meet her, we shouldn’t gawk at her nor ask about things that shouldn’t be asked,” reminded one of them because she felt that Shen Qi was also looking at them curiously just now. It was most likely because she was displeased with their gaze.

“I know. Let’s go quickly and put more effort in preparing lunch.”

Shen Qi had no appetite, so she only picked a few pieces of fruit to eat.

After eating, she lay down in the chair for a while, but after some time, she got bored again, so she got up, wanting to look around.

As soon as she got up, a maid hurried forward and asked, “Do you have any orders?”

Shen Qi was taken aback by her because she didn’t even notice that someone was here.

She was stunned for a while before shaking her head. “No, I don’t have any orders. I just want to walk around.”

“Shall I lead the way? I am familiar with this place, so I can also show you around.” The maid looked at her with a smile that narrowed her eyes into crescent shapes.

Shen Qi wanted to refuse because she was not in a very good mood, and she had a headache due to the hangover, but seeing the maid’s warm and pleasant initiative, she couldn’t bear to reject her. Hence, she nodded. “Okay, then. Please do the honors for me.”

“Oh, it’s no trouble at all.” The maid waved her hand quickly and walked forward. “Just follow me.”

Shen Qi followed behind her.

After passing the corridor, she saw a huge yard that was full of various flowers and plants with bouts of fragrance wafting into her nose, causing her to do a double take.

The servant introduced the surroundings as they walked. Shen Qi followed behind her for a long time, and she felt a little dizzy as the place was too big. It probably cost a lot of money to build such a scenic spot.

Shen Qi looked at a building in a daze.

“What’s wrong?”

Shen Qi came back to her senses and smiled. “I was wondering about how much it costs to stay here for a day.”

Hearing this, the maid was stunned at first, and then she couldn’t help holding back her smile.

“Why are you smiling?” Shen Qi asked in confusion.

The maid then explained, “Don’t you know that this is Young Master Ye’s private villa? He doesn’t need to pay anything to live here.”

As soon as she heard that, Shen Qi’s face went pale, and her lips slightly parted. She couldn’t say a word for a long time.

It turns out that such a huge place is actually Ye Moxuan’s private villa?

And yet she was thinking about how much it would cost to stay here for a day.

But it turned out…

Well, of course it’s like this. Isn’t this the difference between us? He is rich beyond my imagination. I need to worry about my livelihood every day, afraid of getting a pay cut, while he has so much wealth.

How is it even possible that someone like me would be favored by him?

But Han Xueyou is different.

She has a good family background. Although the Han family is not as affluent as the Ye family, Han Xueyou’s background matches Ye Moxuan’s.

Thinking of this, Shen Qi’s expression darkened.

“What’s wrong?” the maid asked nervously when she saw Shen Qi’s face suddenly turning pale. “Are you feeling unwell? Should I ask Young Master Ye to come over?”

Shen Qi wasn’t in the mood to answer her, so she just shook her head. Nevertheless, the maid turned around quickly and went directly to Ye Moxuan.

Shen Qi looked at her leaving figure as she smiled helplessly. Finally, she turned around and walked aimlessly on her own.

This enormous villa is Ye Moxuan’s private property.

A villa by the sea.

It was unexpected that this marriage of convenience would land her with such a powerful man.

However, it was a pity that no matter how prosperous this was, it was just a dream.

After hearing the maid report that Shen Qi didn’t look good and seemed unwell, Ye Moxuan immediately followed her nervously to the spot. But when they reached there, Shen Qi was nowhere to be seen.

“Oh, she was here just now. How come she suddenly disappeared?”

Ye Moxuan frowned. “What happened?”

The maid shook her head. “Young Master Ye, nothing much happened. I just showed her around in the villa, but suddenly, her expression changed. I wonder if she’s not feeling well. She’s only had a few pieces of fruit for breakfast.”

Hearing that, Ye Moxuan’s brow furrowed into a deeper frown. “Ask a few people to look for her nearby and notify me immediately once you find her.”

“Okay! I’ll do that right away.”

After she left, Ye Moxuan also pushed the wheelchair to look for Shen Qi nearby.

Shen Qi didn’t actually go far—she just sat on a bench around the area and put her legs in the water as she kicked gently with her hands supporting her, making people wonder what was going through her mind at this moment.

This was what Ye Moxuan saw when he found her.

His hanging heart finally loosened, and he rolled his wheelchair as he headed toward her.

“I heard from the maid that you don’t look good. Is it because you drank too much alcohol last night? Should I find you a doctor?”

Shen Qi did not speak. Instead, she paused for a while and looked at the calm sea with a smile. “Ye Moxuan, why did you bring me here?”

Why did I bring her here?

Ye Moxuan hadn’t thought about this—he just felt like bringing her over at that moment, so he followed his heart and didn’t think much about other things.

“What’s wrong?”

“This place is beautiful. I like it very much,” Shen Qi said sincerely.

“You like it?” Ye Moxuan raised his eyebrows. Even after doing so much yesterday, he couldn’t even get her to say that she liked anything. Now that she said that she liked this place, Ye Moxuan’s mood suddenly became better, and a smile was formed at his thin lips.

However, his smile only lasted for less than two seconds as he heard Shen Qi say, “Yeah, I like it very much. But it also showed the distance between us.”

At that, Shen Qi stood up and turned her head around to meet Ye Moxuan’s eyes as she said in a voice as soft as the wind, “Ye Moxuan, I only discovered today clearly that we are from different worlds.”

“What are you implying?”

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In fact, he knew very well what she was about to say.

However, he had always disagreed with that.

Shen Qi looked at him firmly with eyes full of determination.

“I want to leave here and file a divorce.”

Ye Moxuan remained silent upon hearing that, and his pupils slightly shrank.

But after a while, he curled the corner of his lips into an evil grin. “I’ve long known that you have such thoughts. So I will tell you directly now—it is absolutely impossible. Even if you die, you’ll still belong to me. You will live here from now on, and you are not allowed to go anywhere.”

Hearing that, Shen Qi couldn’t help biting her lower lip. “Ye Moxuan, you don’t have the rights to make such a decision! I don’t want to live here!”

With that, Shen Qi took a step forward and walked outside. If he would not let her leave, she would just leave on her own.

“Well, we’ll see if you can get out of here.” Ye Moxuan’s icy tone came from a distance behind her, but Shen Qi ignored him. Does he assume that I would be lost in this huge villa? Well, I will definitely find a way out.

However, at the end, Shen Qi realized that this villa was much bigger than she thought. Because there were many buildings, Shen Qi found one exit upon another.

In the end, she was tired from walking, and she sat on a stone to take a rest.

Although it was already autumn, she was sweating after walking for a long time. Shen Qi could only wipe her sweat off her neck with her hand. Then, she suddenly remembered something and touched her neck.

It hurt a little, and it felt a little numb. What’s wrong with my neck?

Unfortunately, she couldn’t see it herself, so she could only put her hand back.

After resting for a while, Shen Qi continued looking for the exit again.

In the end, she ran into the previous maid when she turned the corner.

“It’s you.”

The maid was also very happy to see her, and she walked up with joy. “Miss, are you all right?”

Shen Qi shook her head. “I’m fine. What’s the matter?”

“You didn’t look good just now, so I thought you were unwell. Are you okay now? Would you like to see a doctor?” she asked earnestly, looking concerned about Shen Qi, who felt a slight warmth in her heart as she shook her head. “No, I don’t need a doctor. But… I have another thing I want to ask you for help.”

“Sure! If there’s anything that I can do, I will definitely help you!” With that, the maid glanced at her neck again and smiled.

Well, she’s really enthusiastic, Shen Qi thought. She’s probably acting like this out of respect for Ye Moxuan.

But it was not the time to think about this. Shen Qi pursed her lips and asked, “Do you know where the exit is? Can you bring me there?”

The maid didn’t think too much into it because she thought that since Ye Moxuan brought Shen Qi back, the two of them must be a couple. After all, Shen Qi was the first woman Ye Moxuan brought back after so many years. All the maids in the villa were now discussing in private that she would become the future Young Lady, so everyone was thinking about how to get in her good books.

Now that Shen Qi took the initiative to make a request to her, the maid was eager to present herself, so she immediately nodded. “I will take you there now.”

“Thank you.” Shen Qi smiled at her and thought to herself, Ye Moxuan wouldn’t let me go and assumed that I didn’t know the way out. However, he didn’t expect that one of his maids could help lead me to the exit.

Shen Qi followed the maid and walked outside. The maid was very familiar with the area here, and it seemed that she had been working here for a long time. In no time, Shen Qi was quickly brought to the main gate.

After stepping out, Shen Qi felt that she had become lighter.

Looking at the gate that was right in front of her, Shen Qi thought, As long as I walk out of this gate, I can completely leave Ye Moxuan’s world.

So Shen Qi took a deep breath and shot a glance back at the villa before striding toward the gate.

However, she was stopped by someone as soon as she reached the gate.

“What are you guys doing?”

“We are going out,” the maid answered with a puzzled look.

One of them glanced at the maid and said without any expression, “Young Master Ye said that no one can leave here.”

The maid widened her eyes. “What? When was the order given? Wasn’t everything just fine in the morning? Why did he suddenly—”

“This is the order that was just delivered. Zhu Yun, just take Young Lady back.”

Zhu Yun was the maid who showed Shen Qi the way. She was a little surprised when she heard the other person refer to Shen Qi as ‘Young Lady’.

“Y-Young Lady? Are you talking about—”

With that, she shot Shen Qi a terrified look with her mouth agape, unable to utter another word for a long time.

While they were having the conversation, Shen Qi was planning to sneak out. However, two more people appeared out of nowhere and blocked her way.

“Young Lady, Young Master Ye has ordered us not to let you get out of this gate.”

Shen Qi froze and looked at them blankly.

She suddenly remembered the words Ye Moxuan said to her before she left.

“Well, we’ll see if you can get out of here.”

Shen Qi’s face turned pale. She then took a huge step back uncontrollably and almost fell down.

Fortunately, Zhu Yun hurriedly stepped forward to support her. “Are you all right, Young Lady?”

It turned out that when he said that, he didn’t mean that she would get lost—he had already given out orders to the gatekeeper to stop her from leaving no matter what.

Heh. I was so happy just now, thinking that I can leave here once I find someone to lead the way.

But she didn’t expect that he had already calculated it long ago, and he was just waiting for her to fall into his trap foolishly to be brought back forcefully.

Thinking of this, Shen Qi couldn’t say a word. She closed her eyes and trembled violently.

“Why can’t I leave? This is imprisonment!” Finally, she resisted the trembling of her body and lashed out.

Upon seeing her face turn pale while she trembled with anger, the gatekeepers dared not say anything and could only take a few steps backward.

“Get out of my way.” Shen Qi opened her eyes again and looked at them coldly. “I have to get out of here today.”

“I’m sorry, Young Lady. This is what Young Master Ye has ordered. Even if we were to lose our lives, we can’t let you out.”

“Is that so?” Shen Qi smiled bleakly. “What if I threaten you with my life? You won’t let me go out either?”

When they heard this, they stared at each other in horror. “Young Lady, please don’t make it difficult for us. We all have a death agreement with Young Master Ye. If you go out, then we… will have to die here.”

Zhu Yun, who was supporting Shen Qi, was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat when she heard this. “What are you talking about? Do you want to scare her? Young Lady, let’s not go out today. I will bring you back to rest.”

Shen Qi looked at those people with a deadpan expression. They looked sincere, as if they had really made such an agreement with Ye Moxuan.

Am I really going to watch these people die?

Ye Moxuan knows me well, indeed—he knows I have a kind heart, so I’d choose to stay.

“Does he think that he knows me so well? I’m going to go out today no matter what.”

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With that, Shen Qi rushed outside immediately.

“If you don’t care about their lives, just go ahead.” Ye Moxuan’s voice suddenly rang behind her, making Shen Qi stop in her tracks. When she turned around, she saw Ye Moxuan sitting in his wheelchair not far away.

His gaze fell on her from a distance coldly.

It was ruthless and indifferent.

“Why?” Shen Qi asked while looking into his eyes weakly. “I don’t want to stay here anymore. Can’t I go out?”

Ye Moxuan’s thin lips were pursed tightly, and the indifferent aura on his body almost enveloped the surroundings. Feeling the pressure, Zhu Yun was afraid to look into Ye Moxuan’s eyes.

“No.”

“Hah…” Shen Qi chuckled quietly, and she finally walked toward Ye Moxuan slowly. The maids and guards at the gate watched this scene unfold in front of them while holding their breaths.

They did not expect that Young Master Ye, whom they were afraid of, would be rejected by a woman this way.

“Do you have to force me like this?” Shen Qi tilted her head downward to look at Ye Moxuan and asked.

Ye Moxuan raised his eyes slightly and ordered in a cold voice, “Zhu Yun, take her back to her room.”

Zhu Yun was terribly scared, and she quickly nodded as she took Shen Qi’s hand. “Young Lady, let’s go. I will take you back to your room.”

“I’m not going.” Shen Qi stood rooted to the ground, unwilling to budge. Zhu Yun’s expression changed in fear, and she lowered her voice. “Young Lady, let’s go quickly. Otherwise, Young Master Ye will be angry later.”

“So what if he’s angry? It has nothing to do with me!” Shen Qi looked at Ye Moxuan coldly and withdrew her hand from Zhu Yun before she slowly walked to Ye Moxuan. “Ye Moxuan, don’t you know that it’s illegal to imprison another person?”

Ye Moxuan looked very calm. One couldn’t even decipher his mood from his tone.

“Imprison? You are my wife. The world outside is sinister, so how am I breaking the law by forbidding you to go out?”

“Zhu Yun!” Ye Moxuan bellowed, and Zhu Yun quickly stepped forward to hold Shen Qi’s hands again. “Let’s go, Young Lady. I’ll help you in. Let’s go quickly.”

After that, Zhu Yun took Shen Qi away forcefully. Luckily, she was quite strong, and Shen Qi was relatively weak.

After they left, Ye Moxuan glanced at the security guards.

“Don’t worry, Young Master Ye. We will guard every corner. We’ll definitely carry out your orders.”

“Good.” Ye Moxuan nodded with satisfaction before leaving.

After Ye Moxuan left, they breathed a sigh of relief.

“I was so scared just now! I thought I was really going to lose my life this time. Who is that woman who suddenly appeared and took charge of our lives?”

“Did you not hear that just now? She’s the Young Lady—she’s Young Master Ye’s woman.”

“But I thought there was never a woman around him. Why did one pop up suddenly?”

“I’m not sure about that. Let’s not pry too much into his affairs. Let’s just do what he told us to.”

Upon saying that, they fell silent.

Shen Qi was taken back to the room by Zhu Yun. After sitting down, Shen Qi’s body fell backward weakly on the soft blanket. Seeing that she didn’t look good, Zhu Yun could only coax her softly, “Don’t worry, Young Lady. Young Master Ye is just angry. After a while, you might be able to go out.”

“Go out? Do I still have a chance to go out?” Shen Qi sneered. “He just wants to imprison me here. Zhu Yun—your name is Zhu Yun, right? Call the police for me. I want to make a police report.”

She wanted to go out. It was impossible for her to stay at this place.

She must try every means to escape.

Hearing that Shen Qi wanted to call the police, Zhu Yun was immediately frightened, and it took her some time before she came back to her senses. “Young Lady, you are Young Master Ye’s wife, so calling the police will not work. You can’t just simply call the police.”

“If I can’t call the police, how would I leave here?” Shen Qi shook her head. “I must call the police. I have to get out. I can’t stay here.”

She would rather be homeless on the streets than to be a bird that was locked up in his cage!

Moreover, she was not the only one.

When she thought of the fact that Han Xueyou and Ye Moxuan were having an affair, Shen Qi felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if someone was stabbing her. She couldn’t bear all this anymore.

“Young Lady, it’s useless to call the police. Young Master Ye is also doing this for your own good. Besides, he treats you so well—he doesn’t even hit you. Even if the police came, they wouldn’t care about this kind of thing. They would just think that it’s a couple’s quarrel, that’s all!”

Zhu Yun’s words jolted Shen Qi to her senses, leaving her stunned. Thinking about it, it’s true that Ye Moxuan doesn’t treat me badly; on the contrary, he treats me very well. He bought a lot of things for me, and he has never laid a finger on me despite making snide remarks.

He didn’t even hit me, let alone abuse me.

Hence, there was no point even if the police came.

Thinking of this, Shen Qi’s smile looked bleak and desperate. “So, am I going to be imprisoned here forever by him?”

“Actually…” Zhu Yun paused before she explained softly. “Although I don’t know why you want to leave here, nor do I know what happened between you and Young Master Ye, I would like to tell you this villa is a place that is very important to Young Master Ye. Every year, he will only come here three times—during his mother’s birthday, her death anniversary, and during the Mid-Autumn Festival.”

Hearing that, Shen Qi was startled. “What did you say?”

“Young Lady, do you understand what I said? This is a private place that Young Master Ye cherishes very much. Every year, he comes here only for a few days during those three occasions. Although his mother has passed away, I know that he still misses her very much. Except for Young Master Ye, no other woman has ever set foot here.”

No other woman has ever set foot here? Shen Qi suddenly thought of Han Xueyou. Could it be that… she hasn’t been here either?

“No woman has been here before?”

Zhu Yun shook her head. “Apart from us maids, you are the first, Young Lady.”

“This is the first time he has brought a woman back to this place—the most vulnerable place to him. You must be a very important person to him. Otherwise, you would never show up here.”

Shen Qi was stunned to hear that. She originally thought this was just an ordinary villa with a beautiful scenery, a place for rich people to flaunt their wealth. But she didn’t expect that there were so many hidden reasons behind it.

He only comes to this enormous mansion three times a year?

And it’s during his mother’s birthday and death anniversary, and the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The Mid-Autumn Festival…

Right, Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for reunion.

Unexpectedly, there were so many backstories behind this.

“So don’t be angry anymore, Young Lady. I’ll bring you lunch, okay?”

Shen Qi didn’t speak and just sat there blankly.

She was thinking about the reason Ye Moxuan brought her here.

If Zhu Yun was telling the truth, then this was Ye Moxuan’s secret base, and it was equivalent to him showing her his most vulnerable side.

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If one was willing to show another person his most vulnerable side, it meant that they had enough trust in the person. Otherwise, they would never be able to do that.

But why did Ye Moxuan show her his most vulnerable side?

I-Is it possible that he actually loves me? But… if he loves me, why would he be entangled with Han Xueyou? What is going on?

The more Shen Qi thought about it, the more painful her head became, so she could only close her eyes. However, after closing her eyes, all she could remember was Han Xueyou’s smile while she was wearing the pair of pink earrings. As such, Shen Qi opened her eyes abruptly and sat up.

No, this can’t go on anymore. I have to ask Ye Moxuan and clarify things. What on earth does he want? Thinking of this, Shen Qi got up and opened the door to look for Ye Moxuan.

However, Zhu Yun’s speed was quicker. She had brought two or three people with her and pushed a large trolley of food into the room.

“Young Lady!” Seeing her from a distance, Zhu Yun hurriedly stopped her. “We’ve brought lunch for you.”

Upon hearing that, Shen Qi had no choice but to stop and turn around. However, she didn’t have the appetite to eat now. Thinking of this, Shen Qi whispered, “I don’t have appetite now. Just leave it here, and I will come back to eat later.”

“No can do, Young Lady. These are all the dishes that the chefs meticulously prepared. They have to be eaten while they are hot. They won’t taste good anymore after some time, and they would have to prepare them again.”

Zhu Yun accidentally spilled too much. After blurting that out, she hurriedly covered her mouth and said awkwardly, “Young Lady, pretend you didn’t hear anything just now. Don’t mind me. If you think that it’s not good enough, we can always redo it.”

Shen Qi became silent after hearing that. Seeing the look of eager anticipation on their faces, if she didn’t eat a little, they would be disappointed. The greatest weakness of Shen Qi was that she was soft-hearted. In the end, she turned back and followed them into the room again.

After hearing that she was the Young Lady of the villa here, the group of maids did their best to serve Shen Qi. They set up a large table with all kinds of delicious dishes, and the room was filled with the aroma of the food.

Shen Qi’s appetite was very weak. Even after looking at the table full of food, she didn’t feel like eating at all.

“Young Lady, this is a cold dessert that I specially made. It is mixed with a dozen petals and has a hint of mint. It tastes very good. You should try it quickly.” One of them took out the pastry she made and put it in front of Shen Qi, who smiled at her and picked it up to take a bite.

She didn’t particularly like sweets, but the sweetness of this pastry was just adequate; it had a light taste, which melted in her mouth and transformed into a lingering fragrance. It was very well done indeed.

“Young Lady, try this black chicken soup that I made. I put many kinds of tonics in it, and it provides all the nutrients that women need. Since you are so thin, you should drink more of this soup.” Another maid filled Shen Qi’s bowl with the soup, thereafter the latter took a sip. The soup was not oily, and the temperature was just right.

She had no appetite at first, but after taking a few bites, her appetite suddenly increased. She couldn’t help glancing at them as she commented, “Your cooking skills are pretty good. Are you the chefs here?”

“Not really. Young Master Ye only comes here a few times a year, so we usually have nothing to do, and we would use the time to study culinary so that when he arrives, we can cook for him. If he is satisfied, we’re allowed to stay here and continue working.”

“Yeah, Young Lady, our salary is quite high here, and we have a lot of free time throughout the year, so—”

Before she could finish her words, Zhu Yun interrupted with a terrified look on her face. “What nonsense are you guys saying?”

Idiots! How dare they say such things to Shen Qi?! After all, Shen Qi is the Young Lady here. Telling her such things is equivalent to letting her know that we are very free and don’t have anything much to do in a year, yet we still hold a high salary. What if our salary got reduced?

However, Shen Qi didn’t care about this at all. She merely smiled faintly. “I see that you guys really put your heart and soul into the work here.”

“Young Lady, they were simply spouting some nonsense just now. Don’t take it seriously.”

“Relax.” Shen Qi shook her head nonchalantly. “These things have nothing to do with me. I won’t tell anyone about this, so you don’t have to worry.”

A few of them blushed, feeling embarrassed when they heard Shen Qi. Nevertheless, they really did their best to serve her. After that, they persuaded her to eat more, and she managed to pack a lot in under their persuasion. Her empty stomach was filled with a lot of food now, and Shen Qi felt full for the first time in forever.

“Thank you for today.”

“Young Lady, we will make new dishes for you in the evening, as long as you like it.”

“Uh…” Shen Qi spoke awkwardly, “You don’t have to go through the trouble. Just a few simple dishes will do.”

“No trouble at all. As long as you like it, Young Lady, we will do anything for you.”

Shen Qi was quite embarrassed. They probably felt that she was the Young Lady, so they didn’t dare to offend her and were nice to her. She found it hard to believe that she actually had the chance to be served by a group of people who wanted to suck up to her. It feels like a dream…

“Alright, we won’t disturb you anymore, Young Lady. We’ll leave first and come back later to deliver the fruits to you in the afternoon.”

Seeing Zhu Yun about to leave, Shen Qi thought of something and stopped her. “Zhu Yun, you stay back. I have a question to ask you.”

Zhu Yun let the others go first and stayed back.

“What’s the matter, Young Lady?”

“I’d like to see Ye Moxuan. Do you know where he is?”

Zhu Yun was stunned at first, and then she pondered before she spoke, “At this hour, he should be taking a nap. Should I take you to him after his nap?”

After thinking about it, Shen Qi nodded. “Yes, please.” After all, she had so much to eat that she was not comfortable just sitting down. She figured she should get up and take a walk.

“Alright, then I shall take my leave now, Young Lady.” Zhu Yun then took her leave, leaving Shen Qi alone in the room.

Her room was close to the sea, and the room was well-lit. Shen Qi got up and went outside to sit under the umbrella, and then she played in the sea for a while. Just when she was about to get up and leave, she saw Ye Moxuan looking at her from the corner of her eyes, and he had a cold expression on his face.

“Ye Moxuan?” Didn’t Zhu Yun say that he was taking a nap?

“I thought you were taking a nap.”

Their gazes met, and Shen Qi took the initiative to walk to him. After hearing what Zhu Yun had told her, she had a lot of questions in her mind, and she wanted Ye Moxuan to solve her confusion.

“You’re looking for me?” Seeing her walking toward him, Ye Moxuan had a foreboding premonition. When Shen Qi reached him, he frowned and said coldly, “If you are looking for me for a divorce or to talk about leaving, my answer remains the same—don’t even think about it.”

“Why did you bring me here? Who am I to you?”

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Shen Qi looked at him inquisitively, trying to detect any different emotions on his face. She wanted to catch every nuance of his expression, not wanting to let anything slip from her sight.

But Ye Moxuan hid his thoughts and emotions so well that Shen Qi couldn’t detect any changes at all.

In the end, Shen Qi heard him say in a low voice, “Must I spell out everything clearly for you to understand what I mean?”

Shen Qi paused and looked at him with a confused expression.

Ye Moxuan’s thin lips curled into a slight smile. “Come here.”

His voice seemed to have magical powers that drew Shen Qi to walk a few steps closer to him. When she reached him, Ye Moxuan suddenly raised his hand and pulled her into his arms. He whispered in her ears while circling his arm around her waist, “I have been trying to please you—haven’t you noticed?”

Shocked by his remark, Shen Qi’s pink lips quivered.

She was overwhelmed by waves of emotion in her thoughts as if there were thousands of horses galloping inside her.

This feeling… Shen Qi couldn’t help biting her lower lip and looked blankly at Ye Moxuan.

The two of them were so close that their eyes couldn’t focus on each other’s faces, but Ye Moxuan continued to lean in gradually. He pressed the tip of his nose against her and his thin lips were about to capture hers.

Before he could kiss her, Shen Qi regained her composure and stretched out her hands to block him.

Ye Moxuan’s lips, which were supposed to fall on Shen Qi’s lips, touched her palm, but he was not upset at all. Instead, he sucked on her palm.

Suckle!

Shen Qi flushed suddenly, her eyes widening.

This bastard!

“Give me some time,” he spoke as he leaned his lips against her palm, exhaling his warm breath on it, making Shen Qi feel a hot and humid sensation on her palm. “I will give you a satisfactory answer.”

A satisfactory answer?

“Are you referring to Han Xueyou?” Shen Qi paused. “What kind of satisfactory answer can you give me?”

Ye Moxuan’s eyes darkened. “Just give me some time.”

He repeated this sentence again.

Shen Qi bit her lower lip and suddenly hooked her hands around Ye Moxuan’s neck. “Then, tell me about the earrings that you gave Xueyou.”

“Trust me.”

Shen Qi stared at him blankly.

Trust him?

Do I want to trust him?

If what the maid told her was true, he had indeed treated her differently. However, Han Xueyou’s matters had always been bugging her mind.

Thinking of this, Shen Qi bit her lips hard before saying, “I’m warning you, I have no intentions to share my lover.”

Ye Moxuan frowned upon her remark. “You think too much. I’ve never thought about marrying two women.”

Shen Qi pursed her lips stubbornly. All of a sudden, she didn’t know what else to say as he had already made his point so obvious. Could it be that she had really misunderstood the relationship between him and Han Xueyou? But she saw that incident with her own eyes.

Thinking of this, Shen Qi couldn’t help but ask again, “Now that you have already said so much, can’t you tell me clearly what the reason is?”

“No.”

With a cold expression on his face, Ye Moxuan said emotionlessly, “I haven’t finished dealing with the matter. Won’t you trust me just this once?”

Shen Qi hesitated.

Trust him this time? Should I give him a chance? But…

Shen Qi was still very hesitant. Her lips moved, but before she could speak, Ye Moxuan lowered his head to kiss her.

The touch between their lips was as soft as cotton.

At that moment, Shen Qi felt that all her thoughts were engulfed by his kisses. Every doubt, entanglement, and hesitation had disappeared at this moment.

I’ll just trust him this once since he has asked me to.

Since this is the first time I like a man so much in my life, I should trust him wholeheartedly. No matter what the results are, at least I’ll leave no regrets.

Now that Shen Qi’s doubts had been solved, she gradually responded to Ye Moxuan’s kiss, albeit timidly.

Caught in a passion, the two of them held each other tightly in their embraces. When Ye Moxuan pinned her down on the soft blanket and was about to enter her, Shen Qi arched her body, ready to accept him, but he suddenly stopped.

With that, he looked at her hungrily like a wolf, sending a chill down her spine.

Shen Qi blinked and asked dryly, “What… what’s wrong?”

Ye Moxuan did not speak. Instead, he stared silently at her with pursed lips.

Shen Qi froze, not knowing what happened. After a while, Ye Moxuan turned over and lay down next to her, breathing heavily. Shen Qi wasn’t any better—the two of them panted beside each other.

“W… what’s wrong?”

“Have you forgotten?” Ye Moxuan threw a sideways glance at her. “You are pregnant.”

Shen Qi hesitated, her face turning pale. “Are you disgusted by me?”

Why does it bug her? Is it because she cares too much? Ye Moxuan reached out to pull the blanket and tug her in, covering her charming figure that was in front of him as he muttered, “Nonsense, silly woman. Didn’t you tell me that vigorous activities will harm your baby?”

Hearing that, Shen Qi suddenly widened her eyes and looked at Ye Moxuan incredulously.

Did he stop because he is afraid of hurting me? Yet my first reaction is to assume that he is disgusted with me. Suddenly, Shen Qi felt very touched. After thinking for a while, she recklessly stretched out her hand to circle around Ye Moxuan’s neck, taking the initiative to cling onto him and hug him before whispering in his ears.

After speaking, her face flushed red like a tomato.

“What?” Ye Moxuan jolted in surprise when she embraced him on her own accord; his body jolted and he wrapped his big hand around her slender waist. “What did you just say? Say it again.”

Shen Qi lowered her head shyly. Once was enough; how could she say those things out loud for a second time?

She shook her head and hurriedly replied, “No, I didn’t say anything…”

“Heh, is that so?” For some reason, Ye Moxuan’s mood became a little more cheerful. His thin lips curled up into an evil smile as he said jokingly, “I think I heard someone telling me that it’s fine as long as I do it gently?”

Shen Qi was so embarrassed when he said it out loud that she buried her face in his chest. When her soft cheeks touched his chest, Ye Moxuan felt the softest part of his heart flutter.

“Forget it, I don’t want to hurt you. Let’s wait for sometime later.”

Quite unexpectedly, he gave up in the end. Shen Qi quietly raised her head and looked at him with wide eyes. “Are you okay with it?”

“It doesn’t matter.” Her clear, wide eyes that were like the surface of a peaceful lake were very seductive, so Ye Moxuan closed his eyes to suppress his desires.

He had finally calmed her down. If he hurt her again, it would be his trouble to bear.

It doesn’t matter? Shen Qi blinked. Although he said it was okay, his other body part didn’t seem to agree with his statement.

Shen Qi could feel it clearly because she was lying on top of him.

However, the fact that he could control his desires without touching her was a very heartwarming gesture to her.

Shen Qi smiled and lay on his chest. “Thank you.”

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This was the first time Shen Qi thanked him so gently, and Ye Moxuan felt that his entire chest was filled with warmth. So, this is the feeling of love.

Ye Moxuan had never felt such warmth before, but now… he wanted more.

He had been in the dark for too long. On top of that, he had been fighting against his urge due to Shen Qi’s identity.

But after getting along with her for some time, he could no longer resist the urge and gave in. Her body seemed to wield some sort of magical power over him that made him want to protect her.

Ye Moxuan closed his eyes and put his hand on her back, holding her tightly. Both of them then hugged intimately.

At this moment, Shen Qi knew that although they didn’t do the deed physically, their hearts had never been so closely intertwined with each other before.

In years to come, even if she was alone, she would always remember this moment.

Shen Qi felt that she had a heart-to-heart moment with Ye Moxuan this time. Although he had not told her what was going on between him and Han Xueyou, as his wife, Shen Qi felt that she should trust him this once and give him one more chance.

So, she stopped asking him about Han Xueyou and waited quietly for his reply.

However, during this period of time, Ye Moxuan still forbade her to go out; she was only allowed to stay in the villa all by herself. Every day, there would be a maid who personally tended to her when Ye Moxuan went to work during the day. He would come home in the evening and have dinner with her. Then, the routine would repeat the next day, making her life quite pleasant and enjoyable.

When the maids saw that there was a new mistress in the villa now, they became busy, thinking of ways to please Shen Qi every day.

The villa that was quite desolate became lively and busy as each day passed. When Xiao Su saw that both of them were living in harmony, he thought that it would be perfect if this could go on forever.

However, Ye Moxuan continued to forbid Shen Qi from communicating with the outside world, so he was the only person connecting her with the outside world.

On this day, Shen Qi asked Ye Moxuan to get her phone back.

“You confiscated my phone, didn’t you? Give it back to me.”

Ye Moxuan frowned at her demand. “What do you want your phone for?”

“To contact my friends, of course. Everyone is worried about me, so I have to inform them about my recent situation.”

Shen Qi was thinking about Yan at this moment. Yan would be the one most worried since she didn’t show up for so many days, so she had to tell her that she was safe. Apart from that, she had so many secrets to spill as well.

“No.” Ye Moxuan rejected her directly.

“Why?” Shen Qi was puzzled. “Do I have to live here for the rest of my life and never use my phone?”

Ye Moxuan clasped her wrist. “Isn’t it enough just to stay with me? Who do you want to contact anyway? Ye Linhan? Indeed, he has been looking for you these days, but I won’t allow him to see you.”

Ye Linhan…

Is he looking for me? A glimmer flashed across Shen Qi’s eyes. When she saw Ye Moxuan’s cold expression, she couldn’t help smiling. “So, did you confiscate my phone because you’re worried that I will contact him?”

Ye Moxuan’s pupils shrank; he did not answer her question.

“Are you jealous?” Shen Qi threw him another question.

The maids were standing beside them at the moment. Hearing Shen Qi teasing him like this, they quickly covered their mouth and snickered, letting out a low chuckle. Ye Moxuan pulled a long face immediately, but his ears turned suspiciously red.

“What are you laughing at?” He scolded coldly. “Get out.”

The maids’ expressions changed, but they went away with an amused smile on their faces, not afraid of him at all upon seeing his red ears.

And now, Shen Qi and Ye Moxuan were left alone in the room.

Staring at his reddened ears, Shen Qi tilted her head and feigned innocence before asking, “Why are your ears red?”

Ye Moxuan gritted his teeth and glared at her. “You silly woman, you did it on purpose, didn’t you?”

“What did I do?”

Ye Moxuan sneered, before abruptly stretching his hand to pinch her chin. “You don’t know? It seems like you are looking for some punishments today.”

During the past few days, Shen Qi had become more courageous because Ye Moxuan had treated her really well. “I’m just asking,” she said, pouting.

“Is that so?” Ye Moxuan leaned closer to her. “Just asking? No other hidden meaning?”

Shen Qi suddenly hugged his arm. “Give me my phone. I want to contact Yan. She must be very worried about me.”

“Just Yan?” Ye Moxuan narrowed his eyes skeptically. “No one else?”

“If you are talking about your eldest brother, I will definitely not contact him,” Shen Qi said directly to erase Ye Moxuan’s suspicion. “Why are you like this? Obviously, you refuse to return my phone because you are jealous, but you don’t admit it. Well, I don’t care about that. Just give me my phone.”

With that, Shen Qi reached out to fumble around the pockets on Ye Moxuan’s suit, making him frown.

“Don’t simply touch me,” he said in a hoarse voice while grasping her wrist.

“Then return the phone to me.”

“No.” Ye Moxuan refused her again. Then, he suddenly thought of something. “If you want to see Yan, I can ask Xiao Su to bring her to see you.”

Bring Yan to see me? Well, this works, but—

“Can Yan come? But this place…”

“She is your friend, so of course she can.”

“Then what about my pho—”

“It’s decided then.”

Shen Qi remained silent.

The next day, Xiao Su brought Yan over.

When Yan stood in front of Shen Qi, she still felt very surreal as she stared blankly at Shen Qi. “Gosh, am I dreaming?”

“What’s wrong?”

Yan gaped in bewilderment. “Judging from what I see on my way here, this is… Seabay Villa, am I right?”

“Is there any problem?” Shen Qi looked at her suspiciously.

Yan stayed still for a few seconds before suddenly rushing forward and hugging her. “No it isn’t! It’s fine as long as you’re fine. Tell me why you are here!”

Shen Qi replied, “Let me go. I can’t breathe. You’re going to kill me.”

Yan quickly let go of Shen Qi. “Don’t tell me that you have been staying here enjoying in the past few days that you’re gone? My God, Qi, am I really your friend? Now only you invited me here! I’ve been so worried about you for the past few days that I was afraid something might have happened to you but it turns out that you’ve been enjoying your time.”

Shen Qi glanced at Xiao Su, who was standing not far behind Yan. Understood what she meant, he nodded at her and went away, leaving the two of them alone in the room. Then, Shen Qi pulled Yan to sit down beside her.

“It’s not that I don’t want to contact you, but Ye Moxuan has confiscated my phone, so I couldn’t reach you.”

Yan hesitated before asking, “Why did he confiscate your phone?”

Shen Qi merely remained quiet.

Yan thought for a while. “Don’t tell me that he is afraid that you will contact some other people? Are you being imprisoned here?”

Imprisoned?

Indeed, she could say that, but now Shen Qi was willing to stay here because her thoughts had changed over the course of time.

Upon thinking of this, she flashed a faint smile and told Yan what had happened in the past few days.

“…That was all to my story.”

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“So, in other words, you gave Young Master Ye one more chance in hope that he’ll give you a satisfactory answer?”

Speaking of this, Shen Qi’s eyes dimmed a little. “It’s been a few days now. I’m not even sure whether the answer will be satisfactory or not.”

“Don’t worry about it. Since he has already asked you to believe him, just give him some time.”

After blurting it out, Yan blinked and began to analyze the situation with her intuition.

“Look, I told you that Han Xueyou is a b*tch, didn’t I? And I also told you that Ye Moxuan really likes you.”

Shen Qi remained silent.

Shen Qi felt a little awkward and uncomfortable every time she heard Yan calling Han Xueyou a b*tch. She frowned, but before she could say anything, Yan interjected, “Don’t you refute me again. Look at what she has done to you. If you want to take her side again, I won’t help you anymore.”

Upon hearing her remark, Shen Qi couldn’t help sighing and saying softly, “Actually, I don’t know what is going on either.”

“No matter what the truth is, she has already done that. She wore the earrings that Young Master Ye bought, did she not? No matter what she says or does, she can’t prove herself innocent anymore. Qi, you should be smarter when you deal with such matters. Don’t always try to defend her just because you guys were good buddies back then. Maybe she was very good to you before, but I want to tell you the truth—it’s quite impossible for someone to change their character immediately. Maybe she approached you with a hidden purpose from the beginning.”

Shen Qi asked, “Approached me with hidden purpose from the beginning?”

“Yes! You guys met in college, so you must have something that benefits her.”

I had something that benefits her when I was in college?

Shen Qi thought for a long time before shaking her head in distress. “I don’t have anything that I can offer her at that time. It is quite impossible.”

“You think that you have nothing to offer. Maybe you didn’t know about it, but she did, just like how she’s going to snatch Young Master Ye away this time now that you’ve married him. If you hadn’t been interested in those earrings, would you have known that Han Xueyou did these things behind your back? Maybe… she has already taken a lot of your things from you, but you only found out about it this time.”

Shen Qi was speechless.

“This is such a conspiracy theory. Maybe she just happened to like Ye Moxuan, so she has no choice but to—”

“You are so annoying! Until when do you want to lie to yourself? She already treated you this way, yet you still want to defend her? Shen Qi, do you want me to slap you only then you will come to your senses? Or maybe you will only wake up after she takes everything away from you?”

Shen Qi stared blankly at Yan, whose cheeks were puffed up angrily. She was obviously furious about this matter.

The two of them looked at each other for a moment, and Shen Qi suddenly lowered her eyes dejectedly.

“But, how do you want me to believe this? She is my best friend whom I have been with for so long. How do you expect me to believe that she is such a person? In the past, it’s always been her who’s been helping me.”

Han Xueyou had always been helping her out, including helping her search for the man on that particular rainy night.

Moreover, Han Xueyou had always given her advices. She had even hoped for Shen Qi to live a happy life by pushing her into Ye Linhan’s arms. Shen Qi refused to believe that Han Xueyou was doing this to her deliberately.

Yan went silent for a moment.

When she sat down beside Shen Qi, she suddenly understood Shen Qi’s feelings.

Of course, they have been best of friends for so many years, yet I suddenly tell her that her best friend who is almost like her sister has betrayed her. No one would believe it easily if they were in her shoes, unless Shen Qi hears Han Xueyou admit this herself, but that woman is so treacherous! It’s almost impossible for her to admit it.

Thinking of this, Yan sighed. “I know you must be feeling very bad, but sometimes the truth may not be what you’ve witnessed. There must be reasons behind this. What Han Xueyou has done to you shows that something is fishy here. No matter what the result is, you have to accept it. The reason I come today is just to see how you are doing. Now that I know you are fine, I shall take my leave.”

Hearing that Yan was leaving, Shen Qi suddenly became nervous. “Are you leaving now? I thought you would stay until after dinner.”

Yan smiled faintly. “Do you think I don’t want to stay for dinner? But I have to go back to work. I’m not like you! I haven’t found my long-term meal ticket yet. I didn’t even meet anyone decent at the company anniversary event last time, and it’s all because of you! If it wasn’t for saving you, I would have won first place long ago and basked in the spotlight so that all the good men could see me. Perhaps I would have even been in a relationship by now!”

After hearing this, Shen Qi commented solemnly, “You have a great imagination.”

“Damn you. I gotta go. I’ll come to visit again next time.”

After Yan left, Shen Qi fell into deep thoughts again.

She didn’t believe that Han Xueyou approached her with an intentional purpose. Even after this incident, she thought that if Ye Moxuan was happy with Han Xueyou, she would leave and get out of the picture.

This is unexpected…

Shen Qi lowered her eyes, drifting away in past memories.

When Ye Moxuan returned, the house was empty, except for several maids who were tidying up the table and chatting about something.

Usually, at this time, Shen Qi would be here chatting with them.

This was a common sight for Ye Moxuan to see each time he entered the door, but when he walked in today, she was not here.

“Young Master, welcome back,” Zhu Yun stepped forward and greeted him respectfully.

Not seeing Shen Qi, Ye Moxuan felt a sense of loss in his heart. With a purse of his thin lips, he looked at Zhu Yun skeptically.

Knowing what was running in his mind, Zhu Yun explained, “Young Lady doesn’t seem to have much of an appetite today, so she went back to her room to rest. Young Master, she seems to be in a bad mood today.”

Ye Moxuan frowned at the remark. I already let Yan come to see her. Why is she in a bad mood?

Thinking of this, Ye Moxuan nodded. “I see. You can leave now.”

“Yes.”

When he entered the room, it was completely dark. With a frown, he looked for the switch but after turning on the light, there was nobody in the room.

The room was empty as if no one had ever lived in it before.

At that moment, only one thought emerged in Ye Moxuan’s mind—Shen Qi has run away!

Immediately, the air around Ye Moxuan changed. A blue vein protruded on his forehead as he turned around to barge out of the room angrily.

This foolish woman actually wants to escape again. Does she think that she can escape?

Although Ye Moxuan was sitting in a wheelchair, he was so fast that he disappeared in a flash as he went to look for Shen Qi. However, his anger had blinded his vision as he failed to notice a figure sitting on a wooden board not far from the coast—Shen Qi was sitting there, quietly holding her knees together as she looked at the night sea.

Under the moonlight, the ocean was even more beautiful than it was during the day. The bright moon was reflected on the sea, and she felt that the entire world was at peace at this moment.

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The sea breeze at night was so strong and chilling that it dissipated the irritation in Shen Qi who was sitting by the beach, basking in the wind.

Though it was a little cold, she felt very comfortable and refreshing.

Ye Moxuan should be back by now, shouldn’t he?

I shall stay here for a little longer before going back.

Assuming that Shen Qi had escaped, Ye Moxuan gathered everyone in the living hall and ordered them to rummage throughout the villa, but they couldn’t find Shen Qi no matter how.

None of them went to the bedroom to look for Shen Qi because they knew that she was found missing in the room. The guards at the door were questioned many times, and their answer remained the same—they had never seen Shen Qi, and no one had even left this villa.

She didn’t leave the villa, yet, she was nowhere to be found. How could an adult disappear into thin air just like that?

“Young Master Ye, we searched everywhere, but we didn’t see Young Lady!”

Ye Moxuan’s expression darkened when he listened to the report from his maids, and his tone was cold. “Keep searching, and send a few more people out. Check the surveillance cameras too.”

Everyone went out for the search mission again, but it was to no avail.

When Zhu Yun came back, her face was pale, with fear written all over her eyes.

“Sir, we searched all the places, but we couldn’t find her. Young Master Ye—”

“What are you trying to say?” Ye Moxuan glanced at her with a dangerous expression in his eyes.

Zhu Yun shuddered in fright, but she plucked up her courage and said, “Is it… is it possible that the Young Lady has never left the room at all? There was only one exit in the room at that time. If the Young Lady went out, she’d pass by us, but none of us saw her going out. So I wonder maybe she’s still in her room?”

Upon hearing that, Ye Moxuan frowned and said in a deep voice, “No one was in the room just now.”

Zhu Yun and the rest of them exchanged awkward glances.

“Wait.” Something suddenly flashed through Ye Moxuan’s mind. The room that he had chosen for her was the best room in this villa. The room only had one exit, but actually, there was another exit that led to the beach.

Could it be…?

Ye Moxuan’s lightbulb moment came and his expression changed immediately. “You guys wait here. I will go back to the room to find her myself.”

Before anyone could react to his order, Ye Moxuan disappeared from their sight.

“Zhu Yun, what did you mean by that? Are you suggesting that the Young Lady is still in her room?”

Zhu Yun smiled. “It is possible, but this is the first time I have seen Young Master Ye so nervous.”

“Yes, it’s the first time I see him so angry. Young Lady is so lucky to have him.”

Meanwhile, Shen Qi felt a little cold from the sea breeze. After doing some mental calculations about the time, she decided to head back to the villa when she suddenly heard a loud roar behind her.

“You foolish woman, you really are here.”

Shen Qi turned her head abruptly upon the ear-deafening roar and saw a figure appear on the wooden board out of nowhere.

The figure was sitting in a wheelchair. With the light spilling behind him, his outline was faintly discernible, giving off a surreal and vague impression.

Before Shen Qi could react, the man had already reached her. Without warning, he suddenly pulled her into his embrace with his big hand and hugged her tightly.

“Ye— Uhm—” When Shen Qi was about to call out his name, her lips were sealed as soon as she spoke.

His kiss was fierce and turbulent like waves hitting on her, making her dizzy. It took a long time for Shen Qi to recover before she pushed him away with all her force. “What’s wrong with you?”

The kiss today was very different from before. She felt as if she was being devoured by a beast and she didn’t enjoy it.

Ye Moxuan hugged her and gnawed on her lips for a while before stopping. His big hands held her waist tightly as he spoke in a low voice, “Have you been sitting here all this time? You didn’t go anywhere?”

Shen Qi was a little confused by his question. “Where else could I have gone?”

Ye Moxuan didn’t reply to her.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing.” Ye Moxuan closed his eyes and buried his face in her neck, but Shen Qi could still hear the tremble in his voice that sounded as if he was afraid of something. She didn’t know what was going on since she was sitting by the beach all the while, so she curled her arms around Ye Moxuan’s neck and asked gently, “What happened?”

Ye Moxuan did not answer her but merely hugged her tightly.

The sea breeze gusted, causing Shen Qi to shiver. It was only then did Ye Moxuan realize that Shen Qi was completely wet in his embrace, which caused his shirt to be soaked as well. The wet shirt was now stuck to his body, causing him to shiver when the sea breeze blew.

“You foolish woman, how long have you been sitting here? Why are your clothes all wet?”

“It was an accident… I didn’t manage to dodge the wave when it came rolling toward me, but luckily I wasn’t too wet. I was just about to go back to look for you…”

After knowing that she had been sitting here all this while, Ye Moxuan’s fear and anger disappeared all at once and were replaced by joy instead.

Thank goodness, she is still here. She doesn’t run away.

But her drenched body and her frigid limbs distressed him. Overwhelmed by a sudden mixture of emotions, he lifted her up. “You foolish woman, you’re fully drenched so why didn’t you go back and take a hot shower? What if you catch a cold later?”

With that, Ye Moxuan brought Shen Qi back to the room.

Shen Qi lay in his arms and chuckled softly. “Well, I have you anyway. Besides, I was about to go back, and you just beat me to it.”

“So, you are blaming me?” Ye Moxuan asked rhetorically.

Screech!

The glass door was opened. Ye Moxuan then took Shen Qi into the bathroom and turned the shower on.

When the warm water trickled down, Shen Qi returned to her senses and screamed, “Ah, why did you come in too? Get out!”

Hot water drizzled on their bodies, dampening Shen Qi’s hair. She anxiously wanted to get up to push Ye Moxuan out, but he grabbed her fingers. “Why do you want me out? My clothes are also wet.”

The mist rose into the air and turned the bathroom foggy. Shen Qi stared at him, dumbfounded. “D-Don’t tell me that you want to take a shower with me?”

“Yeah.” Ye Moxuan smiled happily. “Let’s shower together.”

Shen Qi froze for a few seconds before coming to her senses abruptly. “No, I don’t want to. You go ahead. I’m heading out.”

She took a few steps forward, but Ye Moxuan continued to hold her fingers. Without warning, he reached out and closed the bathroom door.

“We are married, so what if we shower together? It’s not like I haven’t seen—”

Shen Qi’s face turned red all of a sudden. Indeed, it was nothing wrong for them to bathe together as a couple, but she still didn’t have the courage to be stark naked in front of him.How was it possible for her to be stark naked?

Upon thinking of this, Shen Qi blushed, gritted her teeth, and rejected him. “No, I don’t want to. Either you shower first, or I shower first. I would rather not shower at all if you insist on doing it together!”

As soon as she finished her sentence, Ye Moxuan started unbuttoning her shirt.

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He was so strong that Shen Qi’s resistance came to no avail, so she could only rebuke him loudly, “Ye Moxuan, what are you doing? Stop it!”

However, he didn’t stop; it was as if he didn’t hear her words.

Shen Qi panicked and quickly reached out to grab his large hand. “Don’t unbutton my shirt!”

As the hot mist filled the bathroom, Ye Moxuan saw Shen Qi’s pale face start to turn into a shade of rosy red, and she became increasingly shy. He couldn’t help but curl his lips into a coy smile and teased, “If you don’t unbutton your shirt, how are you going to take a bath?”

Shen Qi’s face was as red as a tomato. She endured the urge to push Ye Moxuan away and stretched out her hand to protect the buttons on her flimsy shirt. “No, Ye Moxuan, don’t. Let me go.”

“Why are you so shy?” The more she resisted, the more Ye Moxuan wanted to get close to her. Both their clothes were already wet under the hot water. With a strong tug, he pulled her down to lie on him.

Shen Qi panicked and yelled out his full name, “Ye Moxuan!”

“Yeah?” he replied and sneaked his hand through the hem of her clothes.

“Don’t forget that you’ll be the one to suffer if you become aroused later!”

Ye Moxuan froze upon her warning, and even the smile at the corner of his mouth froze. After a while, he slowly loosened his restraint on Shen Qi.

Indeed. Even if I was aroused, I wouldn’t be able to touch her because of her conditions. Then why do I want to take a shower with her?

Upon thinking of this, Ye Moxuan smiled bitterly. “You are right. Go ahead and shower first. Come out after you’re done.”

With that, Ye Moxuan let go of her and turned around, exiting the bathroom.

Stunned, Shen Qi stared blankly at Ye Moxuan who went out even though his entire body was soaked, drops of water dripping from him as he walked out the door. She was utterly dumbfounded.

At first, she thought he would not relent—she didn’t expect him to let her go so soon.

For some reason, Shen Qi felt a little sorry when she saw his wet clothes, and she couldn’t help calling out to him, “Ye Moxuan—”

Ye Moxuan halted. After a while, he turned his head and looked at her gently. “Hurry and take a shower. I won’t leave you any mercy if you call me again.”

Then, he closed the door behind him, leaving Shen Qi alone in the bathroom. Considering that Ye Moxuan’s clothes were all wet, she quickly finished her shower, got changed, and went out.

The room was empty except for Zhu Yun who was wiping the water on the floor. She smiled when she saw Shen Qi. “You’re done, Young Lady? Please wait for a moment, I will blow your hair after finishing this.”

With that, she quickly bent over and started to work.

When Shen Qi saw how Zhu Yun was wiping the floor with her body bend in a difficult manner, her heart ached.

“It’s okay, I can do it myself. You can go back and rest as soon as you finish cleaning up. It’s already very late.”

Zhu Yun looked at Shen Qi with gratitude on her face upon hearing it. “Thank you, Young Lady. By the way, Young Master Ye is taking his shower in the next room.”

After Zhu Yun wiped the floor, she got up and went out again. Shen Qi thought she was going to rest, so she quickly took a dry towel to wipe her hair. After sitting for a while, Zhu Yun came back again with a cup in her hand before placing the cup in front of Shen Qi.

“I heard from Young Master Ye that your clothes were wet after sitting at the beach for a long time. I was afraid that you might catch a cold, so I specially made this drink for you to get warm. Please drink it while it is hot.”

Shen Qi uttered, “T-This—”

She paused for a while, feeling that everything was so surreal when she looked at the steam rising from the drink in front of her.

This was the first time in her entire life that she had been taken care of so well.

She had never thought that such a day would arrive.

“Thank you.” Shen Qi glanced at Zhu Yun gratefully and drank the hot drink.

Zhu Yun liked Shen Qi very much. Although she was her Young Lady, she didn’t put on airs. Both Ye Moxuan and Shen Qi were different from the other rich ladies and young masters who felt superior simply because they were rich. Just because they were rich, these spoiled brats never treated their maids fairly and would always scold them for mediocre mistakes.

Occasionally, the maids might even receive capital punishments for their mistakes, but there was nothing they could do about it.

All of them had to endure the harsh working environment for the sake of the big paycheck.

However, ever since the maids came here, they had enjoyed the freedom they had never experienced before. Even though Ye Moxuan always donned a stony and indifferent expression and was always cold when he was talking, he was merely keeping a distance from them. He would never criticize them as long as they did their job well.

To them, this man was like a god.

“Young Lady, please rest early after finishing the drink. I’ll see myself out now. Excuse me.”

“Ok.”

After she left, Shen Qi continued to blow-dry her hair. Even after she was done blowing her hair and was about to rest, Ye Moxuan hadn’t come back yet. Therefore, she went to the next door to take a look, only to hear the sound of water flowing. Is he not done with his shower yet?

Shen Qi was way too sleepy to wait for him, so she went back to her room and lay down to sleep.

In the midst of her sleep, she suddenly felt the bed dip, and a relatively cool body pressed against hers before reaching out to wrap a hand around her waist. The bed was very warm, so this coolness made Shen Qi shiver a little and subconsciously distant herself from the cold body behind her.

The person behind her was taken aback by her reaction for a moment. He lay on his side of the bed, waiting for his body temperature to get warmer before he pressed himself against hers again and hugged her.

This time, Shen Qi did not dodge him. They slept through the night, cozy and comfortable.

When Shen Qi woke up the next day, she found her mobile phone lying quietly on her bedside table, with a note left by Ye Moxuan on the table reminding her to eat breakfast.

A tinge of warmth flooded inside her upon the sight. It seemed that Ye Moxuan was finally willing to let her communicate with the outside world.

Shen Qi got up and went to freshen herself. When she was having her breakfast, Zhu Yun chatted with her but she found that Zhu Yun and the rest of them didn’t look very well.

“What’s wrong with you guys?” Shen Qi asked, perplexed.

Zhu Yun replied, “Everyone was looking for you for a long time last night, and they were shocked by what happened that they couldn’t sleep well. That’s why they seem to be tired.”

Shen Qi frowned. “Is that so? But I was in the villa the whole time. What actually happened?”

“Oh, Young Lady, don’t you know?” Zhu Yun illustrated yesterday’s incident to Shen Qi and only then did Shen Qi suddenly come to a realization.

No wonder Ye Moxuan pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly when he found her. Not only that, he even muttered strange words to her. So, as it turned out, there was such an episode last night.

With this playing in her mind, Shen Qi glanced at her phone on the desk.

Before last night, Ye Moxuan had been worried that she would run away, so he refused to return the phone to her. Did he finally decide to return the phone to her after he was certain of her feelings?

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 280

Judging from Shen Qi’s silence with her head hung low, Zhu Yun was worried that Shen Qi might make blind guesses or misunderstood Ye Moxuan again, so she quickly explained on behalf of Ye Moxuan, “Young Lady, Young Master Ye really cares a lot about you.”

Shen Qi came to her senses and smiled at Zhu Yun. “Well, you seem to be taking his side quite often.”

Zhu Yun blushed awkwardly.

“Oh, don’t tease me, Young Lady. I’m not taking his side—I’m just stating the truth. You know it yourself, don’t you?”

Yes, this time, Shen Qi knew.

She knew that it was not a one-sided love. Ye Moxuan was also interested in her.

This was enough for her.

Shen Qi smiled slightly upon this thought.

Since Ye Moxuan was so worried about her, it was best for her to just stay in the villa for the time being and wait for his news. The happenings in the outside world were not her main concern for now.

She thought she could live peacefully and waited for Ye Moxuan to bring her the latest update of what was going on in the outside world. In the beginning, she was quite anxious. However, as time went by, she felt as if it had become a habit that she eventually looked forward to the evening for Ye Moxuan to tell her any news.

Even if he didn’t talk about the matter with Han Xueyou after he came back, she wouldn’t ask about it.

If there was any update, she contemplated that he would not hide it from her.

Shen Qi kept waiting, and finally, she had gotten the news, but it was not from Ye Moxuan. It was from Han Xueyou who sent her a message, asking for a meetup.

For some unknown reason, Shen Qi felt unusually depressed when she read Han Xueyou’s message. She had a bad premonition that something was going to happen.

Both she and Han Xueyou were good friends for many years. After they talked things out last time, she thought that they would probably never meet again.

Hence, she replied, ‘I have nothing to say to you.’

‘Qi, don’t you want to see me for one last time?’

One last time?

Shen Qi’s heart sank when she read the text.

‘What do you mean?’

‘Just tell me if you’d like to see me!’

Han Xueyou was very tenacious, forcefully requesting to meet Shen Qi.

Shen Qi felt helpless. To be honest, she has a soft spot for Han Xueyou who had helped herself so much; she couldn’t bring herself to hate her. Han Xueyou’s somewhat bizarre text sounded as if she was going to commit suicide.

Well, if that was not the case, it would be the best; but, what if she did have a suicidal thought?

If something happened to her, Shen Qi would probably be remorseful for the rest of her life.

“Tell me the time and location.”

In the end, Shen Qi gave in, and it took a long time before Han Xueyou sent her an address.

After reading the address, she realized that it was a hotel. She frowned, the anxiety inside her intensified.

Shen Qi put away her phone and told Zhu Yun, “I need to go somewhere today. Can I go out?”

Zhu Yun froze for a moment before showing her a smile as she said, “Young Lady, it looks like you and Young Master do share a tacit understanding. He has just removed all the restrictions on you, so from now on, you can come and go as you please. By the way, he also appointed a chauffeur for you.”

Shen Qi hesitated before saying, “It’s really not necessary, but I do need you to take me to the gate because the layout here is so complex.”

“Don’t worry, Young Lady. I will bring you there later.”

After that, Shen Qi changed into casual clothes. Zhu Yun led her to the gate and upon seeing a car waiting by the gate, Shen Qi concluded that Zhu Yun had made all the arrangements for her.

“Young Lady, you can just inform the driver where you are going, and he will take you there.”

Initially, Shen Qi wanted to go there by herself. She thought the meetup was necessary since there were some things that she and Han Xueyou needed to talk through.

“Alright.”

After getting in the car, Shen Qi told the driver the address, “Excuse me, please take me here.”

“Young Lady, you are too polite. I will take you there immediately.”

The driver was a kind-looking elderly man who spoke very gently.

After Shen Qi arrived at the destination, she wanted the driver to go back, but the driver told her that he would be waiting for her downstairs. Then, he spoke again, sounding a little worried, “Young Lady, there are many people at the hotel. Why don’t I accompany you? If anything happens to you, it’s too big a responsibility for me to bear.”

Shen Qi wanted to reject his offer, but he continued, “You needn’t worry, Young Lady. I will wait outside the door.”

“I’m here to see a friend, and she said she is already here. Thank you so much, sir.”

“Just call me Mr. Jin.”

“Thank you, Mr. Jin.”

Shen Qi entered the hotel together with Mr. Jin, then took the elevator to the room Han Xueyou had told her earlier.

When they arrived, Shen Qi rang the doorbell, and Mr. Jin self-consciously stood in the corner. No one came to the door after Shen Qi rang the doorbell for a long time.

She sent a message to Han Xueyou, informing her arrival, but she didn’t receive any reply after a few minutes had passed.

The uneasiness in her heart intensified. When Shen Qi was about to call Han Xueyou, she found that the door was actually ajar and unlocked.

It seemed like a deliberate setup, waiting for her to come.

After halting for about five seconds, Shen Qi recomposed herself and entered the hotel room.

The room was eerily quiet and empty, and there was a bottle of red wine on the table.

The familiar peach-colored jacket and handbag were placed on the sofa, while a pair of high-heels were kicked aside. There was nothing unusual about the scene, but Shen Qi had a bad feeling.

“Xueyou? I’m here. Where are you?”

No one answered. The surroundings were so quiet that Shen Qi could even hear her own breathing.

“Xueyou, Han Xueyou, what the hell are you doing?” Shen Qi walked around the room, looking for Han Xueyou. When she passed the bathroom, she heard dripping sound, like drops of water falling on the ground.

Shen Qi stopped and slowly turned around to push open the bathroom door.

Blood drained from Shen Qi’s face as soon as she saw the scene in the bathroom, her face becoming as pale as a ghost under the lights. She trembled uncontrollably as she screamed out loud, “Xueyou!”

Mr. Jin stood by the door so that he could barge in the room in time in case something was off. He didn’t expect to hear Shen Qi’s screams so soon after she entered the room. Assuming that something might be wrong, he walked to the door and saw Shen Qi wobbly run toward him.

“M-Mr. Jin, quick, call an ambulance—”

Mr. Jin was clueless about what was going on, but Shen Qi’s pale face frightened him, so he quickly took out his cell phone and called an ambulance. Then, he rushed into the hotel room after he finished the call. “Young Lady, what happened?”

Shen Qi trembled with fright, but she tried to calm down and say, “Mr. Jin, come over here and help me.”

Mr. Jin followed her to the bathroom. Although he was an elderly man who had lived for half a century, he couldn’t help but stare in utter disbelief and break out in a cold sweat after witnessing the horrid scene in the bathroom.